ITALIAN JOB FOR JOE
Torino line up axed keeper
JOE HART is on the brink of a loan move to Serie A side Torino.
The England No.1 has informed Manchester City he wants to move to Italy for the rest of the season.
City were last night in talks with Torino about what percentage of Hart’s £120,000-a-week wages would be paid by each club.
Hart (right) is now third-choice keeper at the Etihad with boss Pep Guardiola preferring to start the season with Willy Caballero before signing Claudio Bravo from Barcelona last week.
Terms
Guardiola wants Hart, 29, to move on and Premier League club Sunderland were also interested. But Hart prefers a move abroad rather than a relegation fight with the Black Cats.
He will fly to Italy in the next 24 hours to complete the move if City agree terms.
The Italian side are seventh in Serie A with three points after just two games. They finished 12th last season.
Hart is keen for the move to go through because he fears his career could stall and his England place will be under
threat because he is not even guaranteed a spot on City’s bench. The keeper has spent 10 years at the club and despite signing a five-year contract in 2014, he is unlikely to play for them again. Hart was last night given permission to leave the England camp to fl y to Italy and fi nalise the switch. Midfielder Samir Nasri could also be leaving despite his first outing of the season in Sunday’s 3-1 win over West Ham. Turkish club Besiktas are talking with City about a deal for the Frenchman. Striker Sergio Aguero will learn his fate today after elbowing West Ham’s Winston Reid. The FA could hand the Argentina striker a three-match ban if they feel it was violent conduct and referee Andre Marriner confirms he did not see the incident. It would mean Aguero missing the Manchester derby on September 10. But he is already a doubt for that after pulling out of Argentina’s squad for their World Cup qualifi ers with a calf injury.